Police officers have to balance enforcing laws, keeping us safe, and respecting our rights. Most of the time, they are able to balance these often competing duties. However, sometimes the rights of citizens are violated during interactions with law enforcement. If you or your loved ones believe your rights have been violated, it is important to seek professional advice as soon as possible.
We often think of interactions with police as involving a police officer stopping us as we walk or drive. Perhaps the officer believes we look like a suspect, believes we are acting suspicious, or thinks we may have information about a crime that occurred.
But what happens if the officer detains us, handcuffs us, pats down our clothes, or reaches into our pockets? What happens if an officer opens our mail, our purse, our bag, our phone messages? What happens if an officer searches our phone, our car, our computer?
Can the police look at the search history on our phone? Can they look at our Snapchats, our Facebook, our text messages without our permission?
What happens if we are arrested and we feel that we did nothing wrong? What happens after the district attorney drops our charges?
Lee has experience with civil rights law and filing lawsuits against local, parish, and state governments. He has experience protecting our constitutional rights and will be able to answer questions like these. If you, your loved one, or your business may have had your constitutional rights violated, call Lee today.